刺鳳
Chinese
thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder |
male fenghuang | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (刺鳳) | 刺 | 鳳 | |
| simp. (刺凤) | 刺 | 凤 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiah-hōng
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiah-hōng
- Tâi-lô: tshiah-hōng
- Phofsit Daibuun: chiahhong
- IPA (Tainan): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰia(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Tainan)
Verb
刺鳳
- (Xiamen and Taiwanese Hokkien) to tattoo
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 紋身 (“to tattoo”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 文身, 紋身, 刺青 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 紋身, 刺青 |
| Singapore | 紋身 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 紋身 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 紋身 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身 |
| Quanzhou | 刺字, 紋身 | |
| Zhangzhou | 紋身 | |
| Tainan | 刺字 GT, 刺龍 GT, 刺鳳 GT, 紋身 GT | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 畫尪公 | |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |